New York to Get Four New Niche Charter Schools

Autism, online learning, and computer science are focuses in Bronx; aim is more innovation

Leslie Brody

Four charter schools are expected to be approved for New York on Wednesday that state officials say illustrate the original goal of the charter movement: innovation.

Three will be in the Bronx: One will serve children with severe autism, one will focus on computer science in high school, and one will have students spend at least a quarter of their time online. One in Buffalo will replicate a high-performing charter in that city, where last spring only 12% of students passed state reading tests.